• February 27, 2008

    Date posted: February 27, 2008 Author: jolanta

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    International Top News

    Reopening of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum delayed again

    The renovation of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, home to some of the greatest
    works by Rembrandt and other Dutch masters, has been delayed again and
    is not likely to be completed before 2013, the government said on
    Tuesday. The restoration of one of the Netherlands’ major tourist
    attractions had been due to be completed this year, but a dispute with
    the building contractor over costs has led to new delays, the Dutch
    culture ministry said in a statement. The ministry said it had decided
    to put the contract up for bidding again after the construction company
    that originally won the deal said the project would cost 222 million
    euros ($329 million), compared to a budget of 134 million. (Reuters, February 27, 2008)
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    Qld Govt to award thousand-dollar art prizes

    The
    Queensland Government says two new prizes will make the state a leader
    in contemporary art.  Premier Anna Bligh has told Parliament the
    Government will award a $75,000 prize to an artist who uses new media
    technologies. The Gallery of Modern Art will invite candidates to
    apply. The Government will also offer a $25,000 scholarship for an
    emerging new media artist. "These awards combined are worth $100,000
    and will be Australia’s most significant award in new media," Ms Bligh
    said. "As a national award it will build Queensland’s reputation as a
    leader in contemporary art." (ABC, February 27, 2008)
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    Openings and Events on Thursday February 28, 2008

    New York
    – Talents: New Photography from Berlin @ Goethe-Institut New York,    (www.goethe.de/newyork)
    – Rudy Burckhardt: Early Photographs @ Tibor De Nagy Gallery (www.tibordenagy.com)
    – Superdeux "My World is Flat", 6-9 pm @ gallery Hanahou, (www.galleryhanahou.com)
    – Photography: Paolo Ventura "Winter Stories" @ Hasted Hunt Gallery
    (www.hastedhuntgallery.com)
    – "The Cult of Personality: Portraits and Mass Culture" @ Carriage Trade www.carriagetrade.org)
    – Almagul Menlibayeva "Kissing Totems", 6-9 pm @ Priska C. Juschka Fine
    Art www.priskajuschkafineart.com

    National
    – Wolf Kahn: ChromaticScapes, 5:30-7:30 pm @ KN  Gallery
    (www.kngallery.com)
    – The Sky is Falling @ Spur Projects, San Francisco, CA, www.spurprojects.com


    International
    -Adam Fuss @ Galerie Xavier Hufkens, Belgium

    Art Fair and Biennial Reminders from Art Fairs International

    — Art Expo New York, February 28–March 3, New York, New York
    — Miami International Film Festival, February 28–March 9, Miami,
    Florida, www.miamifilmfestival.com
    — Whitney Biennial, March 6-June 1, New York, New York, whitney.org
    — Armory, March 27-30, New York, New York, thearmoryshow.com

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